The purpose of this literature review is to increase our knowledge of the use of technology in practice and to identify areas where improvement is needed. Information technology seems to be a widely debated topic these days and most nurses have no clear idea of ​​how it can transform the way we do things on a daily basis. We will also examine the impact of technology on nursing, patients and colleagues. We will then focus on a specific healthcare environment, in this case the emergency room. This literature review is organized to expand into each independent section so that you, the reader, can form your own opinion, but take with you the universal understanding of how information technology will lead us down a path new and exciting career path. Technology is described as the scientific method and equipment used to achieve a commercial or industrial objective. To go further, nursing technology uses a tool to advance nursing practice. “The Institute of Medicine has identified this technology as a viable method to improve the delivery of patient care and improve staff productivity” Sensmeier, Horowitz (page 2003). Because inadequate nursing staffing leads to shortcuts, some errors could have been avoided. Errors by healthcare workers are responsible for 44,000 to 98,000 hospital deaths per year. Sensmeier, Horowitz (2003). Technology can have a big impact on nursing. Over the past 5 to 10 years, computerized patient records have increased by less than 10%. This figure shows us that we are still not exploiting technology to its full potential. Today, most hospital systems use computerized electronic records. Many hospitals have many different systems for...... middle of paper ......).Joyce Sensmeier, Jennifer K Horowitz. (2003). Advancing care delivery through technology. Nursing management: IT solutions, 2-6. Retrieved April 22, 2007 from the ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 442886631).Roy L Simpson (January 2001). Mapping a Career in Informatics: The Future of Nursing. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 25(2), 80-85. Retrieved April 22, 2007 from the Health module database. (Document ID: 68783829).Roy L Simpson (January 2005). Patient and nurse safety: how information technology makes a difference. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 29(1), 97-101. Retrieved April 22, 2007 from the Health module database. (Document ID: 815491751). Shannon Tan (October 18). Emergency room adopts technology at Largo, Florida, hospital. Knight Ridder Tribune Business News,1. Retrieved April 23, 2007 from the ABI/INFORM Dateline database. (document ID: 715984971).